ID 992732
Lot 130 | A PAIR OF GEORGE II SILVER CONDIMENT VASES
Estimate value
£ 10 000 – 15 000
MARK OF PAUL DE LAMERIE, LONDON, 1745
Each baluster shaped on spreading circular gadrooned foot, the body and cover with stylised fluted shells and leaves, the shoulder applied with four open handles joined by shells, the detachable cover with baluster conch finial, engraved on body with a coat-of-arms and motto within Rococo cartouche, the cover with a crest, marked under base and on one cover, one cover engraved with scratchweight 13=17
7 in. (17.8 cm.) high
25 oz. 3 dwt. (782 gr.)
The arms are those of Edgcumbe, with the cadency mark of a crescent denoting a second son, for George Edgcumbe (1720-1795), later 3rd Baron Edgcumbe and 1st Earl of Mount Edgcumbe.
Provenance
Captain George Edgcumbe (1720-1795), later 3rd Baron Edgcumbe and 1st Earl of Mount Edgcumbe.
The Estate of Sydney R. Newman; Christie's, New York, 17 October 1996, lot 334.
Special notice
This lot has been imported from outside of the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on our invoice.
| Artist: | Paul de Lamerie (1688 - 1751) |
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| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
| Medium: | Silver |
| Place of origin: | Northern Europe, Europe, United Kingdom |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Vases and vessels |
| Artist: | Paul de Lamerie (1688 - 1751) |
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| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
| Medium: | Silver |
| Place of origin: | Northern Europe, Europe, United Kingdom |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Vases and vessels |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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